Smut-machine.



PATENTED 001223, 1906. w. H. THOMPSON.

S'M'UT MACHINE. APPLIOATION FILED AR. 1906.

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'WHlZompsan I 5 StateofNorthfiDakotaphave invented certain; 1 I new and a useful Improvements.- inf'SmutMa- I chines;'ofrwhich thefollowingiis =asspecificav' tin.'

' 3: v 1 o and ;useful improvements in graimscourzingf 7'smutemachinefortreating seed graln;

. r -bodying 1 a hopper for thefgrain designed yto;

inglandiinclined sluice or shoecupon-which g 1 {the grain-treating solution is "sprayed wand} jedge;ofs Y p v:bratin :shoe :formed"withiasuccession .off

'2 5 ifinaldischarge from themachinel a 'knowledge; of the 1 details! of construction of? F 3o i'stocbehad to the following description:and;

- v supporting a hopper 2, which extends across ,gpvernedi by any desired form of gate 3.

" 5 5 side ofone of the sidebars 1.

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Be it' kno h thatL' WrLLI-AMH. THOMP; soN, a citizen: ofxthe United States, residing 1" at -F=airmoun-t,: in the county-of Richland and p "My invention "conteniplatesycertain new;

@machines', ian'd is particularlyjdesigned vas :a 1'

The obj ect of the invention: is 'lto provide; can improved machine of thisk'cha-racter em-I r dischargethe same ontoa transversly-vibratv saidx shoe bein provided initslower edge 2o =with:-a-draw o' device fo rsurplus solution-l and ithe rain then 1 passing over the floweri ti e "shoe onto *a longitudinally ;vi-

.- f'stepsf Own-whichthe grainis: shakenato its,

i-Fo r aifull d-escription of the inventioniand} :the merits I'Tthereof :and also "to acquire 1 a the means-for .-effecting the result reference {accompanyingdrawings; in which f Figure leis a perspectiveview'ofrmyim-f proved grainesceuring 'machine. Fig 2 is'a "transverse sectional view thereof. I .ig; 3 is 3 5 a longitudinal section. eFigA is a detail per-; spectiv'e view illustrating particularly the inclinedsluice and themeans for actuating Corresponding and like parts are referred toin' the followin description and indicated in all the views oi the drawings by the same reference characters.

The framework of the machine embodies side bars 1,*preferabl heldin an elevated position on suitable egs or standards and the machine from one .side bar to the other and is providedwitha discharge-opening nderneath the discharge end of the hopper *2 is located an incline 4, supported by.cr0ss- 'bars5 andfisecured, by means of a laterallyextending arm 6', to thecrank .7 of avertical shaft 8, mounted in a'boxi'ng9 on the outer The lower end of the incline 4 is provided-with a preferably p I 1 islpecification of'Ltters Patent. 1 lpplication filed liarelr?9;1908.t serialfllloi 8063156.

QPatented OctI23,"I906.

' I metallic plate l 0 ,-containing any desired numiber ofl-apertures 1 1,;l'ea'ding to :iarlaterallyaextending chamber-12 ,l and" the: lower: edge'iof the plateslOr is rov ided with a ilateralrtnbular extension 13, ormingza side continuation of ther chamber 1 1 2. 1 The? tll'blllfif extension :13

rests; loosely inva s 011x214, mountediin one of -'the,-side bars?'1 o thelframework; 'iTheincline A constitutes' asluice'and is intended: to

:have a lateral \vibratory or *reciprocating :motionL This k motion is 2 im arted to lit by v means: of the farm Grand 'cran g7 .ofathe shaft 8; the latterextending below: its boxing!) and rprovid'edlwith a) lateral 1-5 secured: inzany desired". manner gtoa the unden-side 'of ca? longituj dinally-reciprocating' shoe a1'6.- :Hcn'ce' itiwill be seen that as the? said -shoe reoiproca'tes: it :will; rock the ishaftF-S sand impart: the before mentioned transverse-vibrations. to the incline -;.or-slu1ce4. 1

flT-he shoe '16Iiss supportied by ineansofi'hang 1 ers 17 ,ijbetween. the-side b ars 11-: of tlierframework and extends preferably; through nearly 1 the: lengthisofz themachine 'withi its: receiving ;end' :eadjacent to and underneath :the -'dis- I charge end .of the (incline yor sluice p4. The 1 shoe 16. is prei-erablyf inclined: inwa' direction he: shoe '16; receives its longitudinally-reciprocating motion-by-meansl :ofia pitmanil), (connected? to it and connected to:- a crankshaft 120, a-extending ztransversely across 1 the :machine at one i end and carrying a "pulley,

;ioppiositeto'thersluice .4 and is-formedonzits i i n upper face or bed-,withaseriesof stepsv18. 8 5

:ent instance ea ssprocket ii's rshown. The

(sprocket 21 is connected by a chain to a simi-f 'lar though larger s rocket 22, mountedfat one 11 per corner 0 the framework and designe to be driven by any suitable 'ower.

At the opposite corner of themac 'ne is lbcated a standard23, designed to support a 7 "in any desired manner, as by "a hose 25, to a c lindrical reservoir and spray devices 26.

he latter is preferably detachably support- 7 ed in brackets on the upper'edges of the side bars 1 and is provided with any desired number of jets or spray-apertures 27 {designed to spray the solution onto the sluice 4. The

cylindrical reservoir 26 is also formed with a.

larger opening 28 opposite the spray-a ertures or jets, said openin being close in any desired manner and w en open serving 1 smut-machine the grain to be treate is dethe vibratory motion.

posited in the hopfper 2 and upon the gate 3 eing opened will ow through the dischargeopening in the hopper to the upper end of the s nice 4. Asthe grain flowsdown the sluice 4 the solution for treating it .will be sprayed fromthe reservoir 26, while at the same time the sluice 4:W1 ll be receivinga transverse vibratory motion and the shoe 16 will be re- .ceiving its longitudinally-vibratory motion.

The grain will thus be shaken from side to side on the sluice and the solution will there-' byiact to the best advantage on all the par-1 ticles of the grain, any surplus ofthe solution passing through the apertures 11 into the chamber 12 and thence out through the spout 14, while the treated'grain will pass ofi the lowerend of the sluice 4 onto the upper end of the shoe 16 and thence be jarred down the steps of the shoe and finally out of the dis-' chargeend of the machine.

. In the preferred operation of my improved invention the seed-grain is sprayed with a formaldehyde solution as it passes down the sluice 4 and is thoroughly and evenly wet as it passes on down the spout of the shoe 16 by The formaldehyde is used as a germ-killer, and the spout 14 is for the discharge of the surplus of the solution, which might come down too rapidly in-case the operator: did not draw up the slide in. the hopper and allow. a sufficient amount of grain to pass down the sluice.

-- 7. Having thus described the invention, What is claimed as new is.

. 1. In a machine-of the character described,

the combination of a framework embodying.

sidebars, a longitudinally-vibrating inclined shoe, a transversely-vibratinginclined sluice above said; shoe and designed to discharge thereon, a grain-hopperadapted to discharge onto the up er end of the sluice,,1neans for actuating t e sluice and shoe, means for spraying the grain as it passes down the sluice, the sluice being provided at its lower end with an apertured plate, and a chamber into which the a ertures lead, said chamber being provided with a lateral extension, and a spout secured to and rojecting outwardly from one side bar, of the framework and in whichsaid lateral extension loosely rests.

2. A machine of the character described, comprising a framework, a hopper mounted thereon, cross-bars 4 secured to the side bars of the framework, an inclined sluice supported on said cross-bars and mounted to slide thereon, a s ray-reservoir mounted in the framework above the sluice, the sluice being provided atits lower end with an apertured plate and a chamber into which the aperture of the plate leads, said chamber being provided with a lateral extension, a'spout secured to and projecting outwardly rom one side bar of the framework, the said lateral extension of the chamber resting in and adapted to slide in said spout, a reversely-inclined shoe mounted in the framework, han ers pivotally supporting said shoe to swing longitudinally, means for swinging said shoe, an arm 6 projecting laterally from the sluice and out beyond one side bar of the framework and a vertical shaft 8 mounted in a boxing in the outer side of one side bar of the framework, said shaft being rovided at one end with a crank operative y connected to the lateral arm 6 of the sluice and being provided at its other end with a lateral secured to the end side of the said shoe, as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I a'l'lix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

. WILLIAM H. THOMPSON. [1 5.] ,Witnessesz,

PETER MnRGENs, L. N. ABBOTT. 

